WRITING - Select one New Zealand or any athlete going to the Olympic Games and write a short biography about them. You could include personal information or concentrate on their sporting achievements. Include a photo
Week 5 - Book week
Read with your family and friends and bring in your favourite book - ready to share with a group on Friday
Week 6 - Book week
Create a book cover or a quiz on your favourite book
Week 7 - cross country week
Bring in a catalogue - full of objects
Week 8 - paralympics
Find some facts or articles about the London paralympics
Week 9- Art trip
Can you find some facts on your favourite insect or animals to use for our life cycle booklets we will be writing.
Week 10 - Jump rope for Heart foundation Practice skipping or create your own creative rope or facts about skipping
Week 11- Bring in or create an educational game that you can teach the class or a small group how to play - make sure it has a learning intention - e.g WALT -problem solve, adding etc.
Term 2
This term there is a big push to read 45 minutes a day to help improper your reading, writing and grammar.
Everyday practice your 10 spellings
Mathletics try to get to 1000 points
Week 1
Write a biography about C.S. LEWIS due Monday wk 2
Week 2 Extra reading
Week 3
Find something connected to science- an experiment, cycle that you can share with a group on Friday
Week 4
Complete a reading review for our class display and have a go at readingo
Week 5
Look neat and tidy for school photos on thursday
Week 6
What is special about the Queen this year? - answer on wiki/ make poster/ PowerPoint - be creative by Tuesday wk 7
Week 7
Bring in a catalogue for Wednesday
Week 8
Find out about wind energy as its Global Wind Day on 15th June due on Friday
Week 9 -
Find out facts about Russia as we are representing them in the Willowbank Olympics due by Thursday of Week 10
Term 1
Everyday practise your spellings
Read for 20 mins a night
Mathletics try to get a 1000 points
Week 1
Find out about Waitangi day
Week 2
Reading and spellings - awhina speech?
Week 3
Bring in some information about a place or country you have visited for example - brochure, leaflet, facts etc for Wed 15th Feb 2011
Find out about your family tree? By monday of week 5
Week 4/5
Find out information about a Marae? - Could make a Powerpoint/poster/booklet - Due Fri week 5
Week 6
No inquiry home learning as on the Marae
Week 7
Publish your Marae recounts for the year 4's
Week 8
Bring in a picture of your favourite actor/actress/food etc for our Andy Warhol Art by Thurs
Week 9
Bring in a newspaper article or make your own for our news mapping display
Week 10
Bring in old magazines for Wed and share your goals
Term 4
Read for 45 mins every day and record in your reading log - do not forget to jot down the strategy you use (e.g connecting, skimming and scanning etc)
Everyday practice your 10 spellings
Mathletics try to get to 1000 points or have a go at your group maths worksheet on the wiki page.
Week 1
Create a Willowbank Gala poster in a different language do not forget to add our logo and Moto
Week 2
Find interesting facts about frogs and their life cycle
Week 3
Ask a parent or someone over 18 to write a reference for you and choose a teacher in school to give you a verbal reference.
Week 4
Find out about why we have bonfire night and fireworks and bring in a reference
Week 5
WB gala colouring competition
Bring in information about a country or island you would like to visit in the summer holidays.
Week 6
Find out about NZ red cross
Week 7
Bring in a newspaper article for our news mapping
Week 8
Design a farewell card for Mrs Griffin - add everything you have enjoyed this year
Term 3
Read for 45 mins every night and record in your reading log
Everyday practice your 10 spellings
Mathletics try to get to 1000 points or have a go at your group maths on the wiki page
Week 2
Its Maori language week learn some Maori words, create a poster or a power-point be creativehttp://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw/
Week 3
Bring in a newspaper article about the Olympics
Week 4
WRITING - Select one New Zealand or any athlete going to the Olympic Games and write a short biography about them. You could include personal information or concentrate on their sporting achievements. Include a photo
Week 5 - Book week
Read with your family and friends and bring in your favourite book - ready to share with a group on Friday
Week 6 - Book week
Create a book cover or a quiz on your favourite book
Week 7 - cross country week
Bring in a catalogue - full of objects
Week 8 - paralympics
Find some facts or articles about the London paralympics
Week 9- Art trip
Can you find some facts on your favourite insect or animals to use for our life cycle booklets we will be writing.
Week 10 - Jump rope for Heart foundation
Practice skipping or create your own creative rope or facts about skipping
Week 11-
Bring in or create an educational game that you can teach the class or a small group how to play - make sure it has a learning intention - e.g WALT -problem solve, adding etc.
Term 2
This term there is a big push to read 45 minutes a day to help improper your reading, writing and grammar.
Everyday practice your 10 spellings
Mathletics try to get to 1000 points
Week 1
Write a biography about C.S. LEWIS due Monday wk 2
Week 2
Extra reading
Week 3
Find something connected to science- an experiment, cycle that you can share with a group on Friday
Week 4
Complete a reading review for our class display and have a go at readingo
Week 5
Look neat and tidy for school photos on thursday
Week 6
What is special about the Queen this year? - answer on wiki/ make poster/ PowerPoint - be creative by Tuesday wk 7
Week 7
Bring in a catalogue for Wednesday
Week 8
Find out about wind energy as its Global Wind Day on 15th June due on Friday
http://windenergy.org.nz/events/global-wind-day
Week 9 -
Find out facts about Russia as we are representing them in the Willowbank Olympics due by Thursday of Week 10
Term 1
Everyday practise your spellings
Read for 20 mins a night
Mathletics try to get a 1000 points
Week 1
Find out about Waitangi day
Week 2
Reading and spellings - awhina speech?
Week 3
Bring in some information about a place or country you have visited for example - brochure, leaflet, facts etc for Wed 15th Feb 2011
Find out about your family tree? By monday of week 5
Week 4/5
Find out information about a Marae? - Could make a Powerpoint/poster/booklet - Due Fri week 5
Week 6
No inquiry home learning as on the Marae
Week 7
Publish your Marae recounts for the year 4's
Week 8
Bring in a picture of your favourite actor/actress/food etc for our Andy Warhol Art by Thurs
Week 9
Bring in a newspaper article or make your own for our news mapping display
Week 10
Bring in old magazines for Wed and share your goals